The true story of the very brightest young minds in the country – and how they took Vegas for millions. Ben Campbell is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who — needing to pay school tuition — finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school’s most gifted students […]
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Movie Review – Kung Fu Panda – Overhyped
Po the Panda is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of Peace, but unwittingly becomes the chosen one when enemies threaten their way of life. I have to admit I did laugh when I saw the trailer for this movie at the cinema last year and was quite looking forwards to it. I […]
Movie Review – Rambo IV – Harrowing
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. I was always a big fan of Rambo, of course Rambo: First Blood is still the classic and one of the best action/hero movies […]
Movie Review – The Bucket List – Happysad
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die. This is a movie I only heard about after the phrase “Bucket List” swept the Internet recently, a list of things you must do before you kick the bucket – […]
Movie Review – The Kingdom – Serious!
After a terrorist attack to an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and the spy Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury blackmails the South Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in the location. He travels with agent Grant Sykes, Janet Mayes and Adam Leavitt to revenge their friend […]
Movie Review – Hancock – ASSHOLE!
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image. This is a movie I was looking forward to for some time as Will Smith is really growing as an actor, apart from that […]
Movie Review – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Whipsnapping!
In 1957, Indiana Jones is thrust back in action, venturing into the jungles of South America in a race against Soviet agents to find the mystical Crystal Skull. So Indy is finally back with the 4th part and high expectations with the first Indiana Jones movie back in 1981 being one of the best movies […]
Movie Review – The Incredible Hulk – HULK SMASH!
Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows–cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross–Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt […]
Movie Review – Iron Man – Film of the Year?
Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and leads a double-life as the superhero, Iron Man. Well everyone has been buzzing about this movie, I have to admit I’m a little late in watching it – been WAYYY too busy lately. Managed to catch up with a couple of movies this week! […]
Movie Review – Eastern Promises – Convincing
The mysterious and charismatic Russian-born Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen) is a driver for one of London’s most notorious organized crime families of Eastern European origin. The family itself is part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. This is a pretty gritty film, I hadn’t actually heard of it – but Suanie recommended it so […]
